Lot Essay
Cf. Egypt's Golden Age: the Art of Living in the New Kingdom 1558-1085 B.C., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1982, pp. 185-186, no. 214 for a similar handled mirror with falcons.
EARLY DYNASTY XVIII, CIRCA 1550-1450 B.C.
Details
A bronze mirror with papyrus column handle
Early Dynasty XVIII, circa 1550-1450 B.C.
The oval mirror plate attached to the handle by a tang, the handle in the form of a papyrus column with foliate capital, surmounted by flaring umbels on which stand two falcons supporting the mirror disc on their backs, lower handle missing
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high
Early Dynasty XVIII, circa 1550-1450 B.C.
The oval mirror plate attached to the handle by a tang, the handle in the form of a papyrus column with foliate capital, surmounted by flaring umbels on which stand two falcons supporting the mirror disc on their backs, lower handle missing
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high
Provenance
Bought at Sotheby's, 22 October 1934, from the Mansoor Abd Essayid Collection.